# Faxiangyan

Faxiangyan (Chinese: 法相岩街道; pinyin: Fǎxiàngyán Jiēdào) is a subdistrict of Wugang City in Hunan, China. It was one of four subdistricts approved to establish in 1994 and officially created in 2011. The subdistrict has an area of 58 km$^2$ (22 sq mi) with a population of 55,000 (as of 2015). The subdistrict of Shuiximen has 14 villages and 3 communities under its jurisdiction. Its seat is Nanta Village (Chinese: 南塔村).

## History

The subdistrict of Shuiximen was approved to establish from a part of the former Chengguan Town (Chinese: 城关镇) and three villages of Nanta, Xinlong and Dongshan of the former Faxiangyan Township (Chinese: 法相岩乡) in 1994. state owned Wugang Forest Farm (Chinese: 国有武冈林场) was incorporated to the subdistrict. It was officially established on May 18, 2011, and on September 29 of the same year, the government of Wugang City confirmed that the subdistrict had 3 communities and 6 villages under its jurisdiction with an area of 9.586 km$^2$ (3.701 sq mi). On December 2, 2015, the township of Anle (Chinese: 安乐乡) was merged to it. The subdistrict had 23 villages and 3 communities with an area of 58 km$^2$ (22 sq mi). Through the amalgamation of village-level divisions in 2016, the subdistrict has 14 villages and 3 communities under its jurisdiction.

### Amalgamation of villages in 2016

Amalgamation of villages in 2016 in 2016 :
| villages | villages | former villages | former villages |
| English | Chinese | English | Chinese |
| Chang'an Village | 长安村 | Anle Village | 安乐村 |
| Chang'an Village | 长安村 | Changchong Village | 长冲村 |
| Dejiang Village | 德江村 | Dejiang Village | 德江村 |
| Dejiang Village | 德江村 | Dongzhuang Village | 东庄村 |
| Hongxing Village | 红星村 | Shuangzhen Village | 双圳村 |
| Hongxing Village | 红星村 | Hongxing Village | 红星村 |
| Qingshuiting Village | 清水亭村 | Qingshuiting Village | 清水亭村 |
| Qingshuiting Village | 清水亭村 | Wugui Village | 五桂村 |
| Shuangtian Village | 双田村 | Tianzhuang Village | 田庄村 |
| Shuangtian Village | 双田村 | Shuangshiqiao Village | 双石桥村 |
| Xinglong Village | 兴隆村 | Xinglong Village | 兴隆村 |
| Xinglong Village | 兴隆村 | Dongshan Village | 东山村 |
| Yulong Community | 玉龙社区 | Yulong Community | 玉龙社区 |
| Yulong Community | 玉龙社区 | Yulong Village | 玉龙村 |
| Yulong Community | 玉龙社区 | Changjieling Village | 长界岭村 |
| Zidian Village | 紫甸村 | Zidian Village | 紫甸村 |
| Zidian Village | 紫甸村 | Tangfu Village | 塘富村 |

## Subdivisions

Through the amalgamation of villages in 2016, the number of villages was reduced to 14 from 23, the subdistrict of Shuiximen has 3 communities and 14 villages under its jurisdiction.

### 14 villages

* Chang'an Village (Chinese: 长安村)
* Chunguang Village (Chinese: 春光村)
* Dejiang Village (Chinese: 德江村)
* Dongting Village (Chinese: 洞庭村)
* Dushan Village (Chinese: 独山村)
* Gaoqiao Village (Chinese: 高桥村)
* Hongxing Village (Chinese: 红星村)
* Nanta Village (Chinese: 南塔村)
* Qingshuiting Village (Chinese: 清水亭村)
* Shuangtian Village (Chinese: 双田村)
* Xinglong Village (Chinese: 兴隆村)
* Xinze Village (Chinese: 新泽村)
* Zhengjiaping Village (Chinese: 郑家坪村)
* Zitian Village (Chinese: 紫田村)

### 3 communities

* Faxiangyan Community (Chinese: 法相岩社区)
* Tiyun Community (Chinese: 梯云社区)
* Yulong Community (Chinese: 玉龙社区)

## Subdivisions in 2015

In 2015, Anle Township(Chinese: 安乐乡) was merged to the subdistrict of Faxiangyan, the new subdistrict of Shuiximen had 23 villages and 3 communities under it jurisdiction, of which, 3 communities and 6 villages from the former Shuiximen Subdistrict and 17 villages from the former Anle Township.

### 6 villages and 3 communities of the former Faxiangyan Subdistrict

* FaxiangyanCommunity (Chinese: 法相岩社区)
* TiyunCommunity (Chinese: 梯云社区)
* YulongCommunity (Chinese: 玉龙社区)
* ChangjielingVillage (Chinese: 长界岭村)
* DaongshanVillage (Chinese: 东山村)
* DongtingVillage (Chinese: 洞庭村)
* NantaVillage (Chinese: 南塔村)
* XinglongVillage (Chinese: 兴隆村)
* YulongVillage (Chinese: 玉龙村)

### 17 villages of Anle Township (Chinese: 安乐乡)

* AnleVillage (Chinese: 安乐村)
* ChangchongVillage (Chinese: 长冲村)
* ChunguangVillage (Chinese: 春光村)
* DeyunVillage (Chinese: 德江村)
* DongzhuangVillage (Chinese: 东庄村)
* DushanVillage (Chinese: 独山村)
* GaoqiaoVillage (Chinese: 高桥村)
* HongxingVillage (Chinese: 红星村)
* ShuangshiqiaoVillage (Chinese: 双石桥村)
* ShuangyongVillage (Chinese: 双圳村)
* TangfuVillage (Chinese: 塘富村)
* TianzhuangVillage (Chinese: 田庄村)
* WuguiVillage (Chinese: 五桂村)
* XiaoshuitingVillage (Chinese: 清水亭村)
* XinzeVillage (Chinese: 新泽村)
* ZhengjiapingVillage (Chinese: 郑家坪村)
* ZitianVillage (Chinese: 紫田村)